A 60% higher write speed, 4.2gbps, 24-channel 3D-Solid State Drive (SSD) with NAND flash channel number detector and intelligent program-voltage booster

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Contributors

  • Teruyoshi Hatanaka - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Koichi Ishida - , Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory, Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Tadashi Yasufuku - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Shinji Miyamoto - , Toshiba Corporation (Author)
  • Hiroto Nakai - , Toshiba Corporation (Author)
  • Makoto Takamiya - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Takayasu Sakurai - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Ken Takeuchi - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)

Abstract

The fastest ever 4.2 Gbps 3D-Solid State Drive (SSD) with multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memories is proposed. The proposed NAND channel number detector automatically detects the number of channels, that is, the number of NAND chips written at the same time. Based on the number of channels, the intelligent program-voltage booster adaptively optimizes the switching clock. As a result, the proposed 3D-SSD realizes both the fastest write and the lowest energy consumption. In the random write with a small data size, the booster operates in an energy saving mode and decreases the energy consumption of the booster by 32%. In the sequential write with a large data size, up to 24 channels are activated. The booster operates in a high-speed mode to accelerate the pumping. The SSD write speed increases by 60%.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 Symposium on VLSI Circuits
PublisherIEEE
Pages233-234
Number of pages2
ISBN (print)978-1-4244-7641-1
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jun 2010
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2010 Symposium on VLSI Circuits
Duration16 - 18 June 2010
LocationHonolulu, HI, USA

External IDs

Scopus 77957990876
ORCID /0000-0002-4152-1203/work/165453402

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Detectors, Boosting, Clocks, Converters, Generators, Flash memory, Inductors